Meanings
handi-wipe1
plural handi-wipes · alternative handi wipe · alternative Handi Wipe · alternative Handi-Wipe
- A wet wipe.
Briar Pipe Wipe is a spray which you apply to a handi-wipe, I use baby wipes, and let dry. You then wipe your pipe and stem with the handi-wipe.
1996 April 19, Michael Gillman, “[QUESTION] Briar and Stem Care”, in alt.smokers.pipes (Usenet), retrieved 05 May 20225 more examples
Actually I suspect that at the moment you are smoking crack and reaching for a jar of vaseline while you peruse the nudie GIFs. Just be sure to get a handi-wipe for your video screen. Remind me to wish you many happy returns on your 14th birthday.
1992 October 13, Paul Southworth, “SATAN”, in alt.bbs.internet (Usenet), retrieved 05 May 2022The "Resusci"(tm) Face Shield "for Protected mouth-to-mouth resuscitation" by Laerdal Medical Corp. is the one I carry with me. I received it at the end of one CPR class. Actually, I feel instructors should distribute them at the end of every class. Ask for them! They are slightly larger than one of those handi-wipe packets.
1995 November 28, Mark Bagdy, “CPR”, in misc.fitness.aerobic (Usenet), retrieved 05 May 2022I'm sure Gary would be willing to improve him for a mere two-bits when he goes to Vegas. (This being the cost of a handi-wipe to clean his bat off)
1996 August 4, Wotan, “Hey Art, Stock Up”, in alt.fan.art-bell (Usenet), retrieved 05 May 2022When the coolant backs up into the filter (check occasionally by trying to lift it, if it feels heavy, it has filled up with coolant) you need to open it up and replace the handi wipes in the filter stack.
1997 September 1, Jonathan M. Elson, “Coolany system for lathe & mill”, in rec.crafts.metalworking (Usenet), retrieved 05 May 2022I saturate a handi wipe with alcohol and wipe down the leaves/fronds. I hold the leaf with one hand and pinch the leaf tight between a fold of handi wipe and pull off the scale.
1999 February 15, Zhanataya, “How to organically get rid of scale”, in rec.gardens (Usenet), retrieved 05 May 2022
Handi-Wipe2
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
Genericized trademark from Handi Wipes, a brand of wet wipes owned by Clorox.
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